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What is Aphasia?

Have you heard of aphasia? It’s a communication disorder that results from damage to parts of the brain that contain language. Aphasia can cause difficulties in speaking, reading, writing and listening.

So what causes aphasia? The most common cause is stroke, but anything that can damage the parts of the brain that control language can cause aphasia, like tumors, traumatic brain injury and neurological disorders.

Here are some of the symptoms of aphasia:

Difficulty coming up with the words they want to say

Substituting words with either related or unrelated words

Switching sounds within words

Using made up words

Difficulty putting together sentences

Stringing made up and real words together to form sentences

Misunderstanding others when listening to fast speech or long sentences

Difficulty understanding speech in background noise or in large groups

Misinterpreting jokes

Difficulty reading

Difficulty with spelling and putting words into sentences

Difficulty understanding number concepts

It is estimated that about one million people suffer from aphasia in the U.S. Luckily, there are many treatments. Treatment depends on the needs of each person, and can be provided in individual or group sessions. The important thing to remember is that while aphasia affects parts of speech, reading and writing, it does not at all affect intelligence. Getting proper treatment, and working with a speech-language pathologist can improve overall communication.

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